A Period of Change and Industrial Boom The Twenties A Period of Change and Industrial Boom

The Conflict Young Americans and liberals -- challenged traditional American views and authority; embraced changes Conservatives – tried to impose their image of America on the nation by resisting change

Communism Political ideology that grew out of socialism Based on a single-party government ruled by a dictator Government owns all of the resources and businesses; no private ownership Bolsheviks set it up in the Soviet Union and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism (the U.S. economic system) Map above shows the spread of communism throughout the world

Red Scare Americans began to fear a communist takeover The government began to identify and pursue suspected communists and socialists in the Palmer raids (led by A. Mitchell Palmer the Attorney General) Led to new restrictions on immigration in order to keep their traditional culture intact Led to a new rise in nativist groups and the passage of quota laws to limit immigration Mitchell Palmer- Attorney General

The “Roaring” 20’s Radio – family entertainment and information Movies – created first media stars; first “talkies” Conservatives disapproved of them because they could be an immoral influence on the country. Their popularity could not be stopped.

African American Influences Crowded into segregated neighborhoods in large cities after the Great Migration Black culture began to gain the acceptance of many in the nation Harlem Renaissance – a wave of African American creativity celebrating their culture that swept through Harlem and the nation as a whole

Black writers, artists, and musicians began to receive attention of major publishers and critics The most appreciated was Jazz music which had been developed by enslaved African Americans Jazz was an original American art form that included syncopated rhythms made popular in New Orleans (the birthplace of Jazz)

Harlem Renaissance Notables Langston Hughes – famous author who wrote about the lives of working-class African Americans (sometimes put to music) Louis Armstrong – (Satchmo) famous jazz trumpet player known for his sense of rhythm and his improvisational skills; played with the Creole Jazz Band in New Orleans Harlem Renaissance Notables Louis Armstrong

More Twenties Music Tin Pan Alley – name of a place in Manhattan and the group of music writers and publishers who worked there People would take their music to this location in New York to try to sell their music or lyrics Irving Berlin – one of the most famous on Tin Pan Alley who wrote hundreds of songs including “God Bless America” and “White Christmas”

Irving Berlin and his original lyrics to God Bless America

Henry Ford Developed the process of mass production (assembly line) in the automobile industry Made cars affordable for common families which made them a true replacement for the horse First car was the Model T

Automobile Effects People began to move to the suburbs Increased construction of bridges and highways Created family vacations Created a generation gap between the youth and their parents (again shows change and resistance) Allowed youth to experience a greater level of independence

Other Trends of the Decade Women’s Movement 19th Amendment Flappers Prohibition 18th Amendment Gangsterism Al Capone Speakeasies

Other Trends of the Decade Babe Ruth Airplanes Charles Lindberg Spectator Sports Baseball Boxing Tennis Swimming Football Golf Jack Dempsey Red Grange (The Galloping Ghost)